PTTEP keeps Burma gas taps on
Thai producer PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP) said today that gas
output from the Yetagun and Yadana fields, off Burma, had not been hit by
Cyclone Nargis.
"Yetagun and Yadana continued to produce natural gas as usual,"
PTTEP chief executive Anon Sirisaengtaksin said in a statement. No work was
under way at Block M9 at the time the cyclone struck.
Nargis slammed into the south and centre of the country on Saturday. The
country's ruling military junta has said the death toll currently stands at
at least 22,000 people dead, with a further 41,000 missing.
The junta, known for the brutal repression of its people, has said it would
accept international help.
Aid agencies have estimated that as many as 1 million people may be without
shelter after their homes were torn down by the winds or washed away in the
flooding that left a carpet of mud when it receded.
"We have a major humanitarian catastrophe on our hands," said Chris
Kaye, Burma country director for the United Nations' World Food Programme.
"The numbers are harrowing. Certainly, we know that in areas in the
southern (Irrawaddy) delta ... were very, very badly affected by the storm
surge. A surge in low-lying areas coupled with high winds served to flatten
areas, taking villages and villagers with it. It's a tragic and serious
situation," he added.
06 May 2008 12:10 GMT
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06 May 2008 14:15 GMT
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